N.Y. CPLR § 7512

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 7512 Death or incompetency of a party § 7512. Death or incompetency of a party. Where a party dies aftermaking a written agreement to submit a controversy to arbitration, theproceedings may be begun or continued upon the application of, or uponnotice to, his executor or administrator or, where it relates to realproperty, his distributee or devisee who has succeeded to his interestin the real property. Where a committee of the property or of the personof a party to such an agreement is appointed, the proceedings may becontinued upon the application of, or notice to, the committee. Upon thedeath or incompetency of a party, the court may extend the time withinwhich an application to confirm, vacate or modify the award or to stayarbitration must be made. Where a party has died since an award wasdelivered, the proceedings thereupon are the same as where a party diesafter a verdict.